THE MIDDLE EAST: BLOOD
(Photo Credit: Kyle Dean Reinford)
Australia’s intimate folksy indie band The Middle East have kept a mysterious low profile since the release of their 2008 album, The Recordings Of The Middle East. Rumors circulated over a year ago that the band broke up, but with such little information about the band on the web (even their Myspace page said “not finished” for a while), they have remained somewhat in anonymity. Finally, we have some news: On April 15th the band will be opening for Pavement in Panoma, California at the Fox Theater with a tour to follow. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning.
If you aren’t familiar with the band, they play really lush folk-rock with ambient flourishes. Fragile, light and mellow but not without intensity. They have a trick to create really gorgeous gently musically layered songs that are so pure, their heart and complexity is sometimes piercing. The bands poetry creeps in without warning, bringing you into stunning moments where someone is collapsing on a floor holding a portrait, or tearing down a fence, which fills another person with love. Songs of Love lost, love found. Spend some time with the Middle East and download some tracks below:
MP3: The Middle East “THE DARKEST SIDE”
The Middle East Tour Dates:
Apr 9–Larimer Lounge–Denver, Colorado
Apr 13–Cellar Door–Visalia, California
Apr 15–The Fox Theater–Ponoma, California
Apr 16–Soho Restaurant and Music Club–Santa Barbara, California
Apr 18–Coachella–Indio, California
May 13–Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire–Montreal, Quebec*
May 15–Middle East–Cambridge, Massachusetts*
May 16–Theatre of the Living Arts–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*
May 17–Music Hall of Williamsburg–::SOLD OUT::–Brooklyn, New York*
May 18–Webster Hall–::SOLD OUT:–New York, New York*
May 20–9:30 Club–Washington DC, Washington DC*
May 21–Beachland Ballroom–Cleveland, Ohio*
May 22–Wexner Center–Columbus, Ohio*
May 24–Lincoln Hall–Chicago, Illinois*
May 25–Varsity Theater–Minneapolis, Minnesota*
May 29–Sasquatch Music Festival–George, Washington*
May 30–560 Club–Vancouver, British Columbia*
May 31–Aladdin Theater–Portland, Oregon*
Jun 2–Slim’s–San Francisco, California*
Jun 7–Rhythm Room–Phoenix, Arizona*
Jun 9–Antone’s–Austin, Texas*
Jun 10–House of Blues Cambridge Room–Dallas, Texas *
Jul 10–T in the Park–Balado, Scotland
Jul 11–Punchestown Racecourse–Naas, Northern Ireland
Jul 15–Slottsfjell Festival–Tonsberg
* Tour Dates with Mumford and Sons
